33 Quotes by Vladimir Horowitz

I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake.

I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare.

My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future.

The piano is an orchestra with 88...... things, you know

My face is my passport.

Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free.

I have no style, because I change each time . . . each day I play differently. Today I play differently than yesterday.

Played percussively, the piano is a bore. If I go to a concert and someone plays like that I have two choices: go home or go to sleep. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing.